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Pre-Cleaning
• Preparation
• Wiping of insertion tube
• Aspiration of detergent solution through suction channel
• Transport to cleaning room
Leak Testing
Cleaning
• Preparation
• Cleaning of all external surfaces
• Brushing of suction channel
• Filling of detergent solution into suction channel
• Soaking in detergent solution
• Rinsing
• Drying
High-Level Disinfection
• Preparation
• Filling of disinfecting solution into suction channel
• Soaking in disinfecting solution
• Rinsing
• Drying
Optional Sterilization
Sterilization using STERRAD
®
NX™ system (EB-1575K,
EB-1975K, EB-1990i only)
• Preparation
• Wrapping
• Sterilization Parameter Selection
CAUTION
STERRAD
®
NX™ Validation data has not been generated for endoscope
models in this manual other than EB-1575K, EB-1975K, and EB-1990i.
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